Originally Posted by shanee5000

Hi there, FT, and thank you SO much for any input you might offer. Here are my stats:


(1) What is your home airport? NYC - any, but prefer EWR
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy? Economy
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? > 25K
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? No Status, just using whatever offers cheapest fares - Delta, AA, Continental, etc.
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? Priority Check-in, Upgrades, Free Bags, Redemption Mileage - least often expiration
(6) Which routes do you fly most often: NYC (LGA, JFK, EWR) to FL (FLL, PBI MIA) or to ATL, almost exclusively domestic.
(7) Preferred Airlines: Delta, JetBlue, AA?
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? A mix of both but starting to travel more for work

Looking for the best suited FFP and to pair that with the best option for CC Rewards (ie. Delta/Amex). Any tips or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!

Best,

Shanee
FFP Newbie

Originally Posted by Markie

GENERAL INFORMATION:

If you fly less than 50k miles per year: it is almost guaranteed that your choice will be between Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Asiana Airlines. Please look up these airlines' frequent flier programs, and make a decision as to which best suits your needs.
Some considerations to take into account:
Airlines tend to treat members of their own frequent flier program better than members of other frequent flier programs. If you fly one of these airlines, it is recommended that you choose that airline.

Some airlines have better earning/redemption charts for your pattern. For example, if you fly on cheap fares on a certain airline often, Turkish might give you miles for it, while Aegean might not. However, Turkish Airlines might charge much more for the redemption that you want to make than Aegean.

Asiana Airlines offers lifetime Star Alliance Gold for 500k miles over life. The other 2 airlines do not offer this benefit.

Asiana Airlines has a credit in the USA and some other countries. If you are interested in credit cards, check to make sure that the program that you join has a credit card in your country.
If you still aren't sure which frequent flyer program is for you after looking these up, feel free to ask on this thread.